Arthur Chen aka Chen Feiyu
Born
Arthur Chen

(2000-04-09) April 9, 2000
United States
Nationality
  • Chinese (since 2021)
  • United States (2000–2021)
Other namesChen Feiyu
Education
Alma materBeijing Film Academy
Occupations
  • Actor
  • singer
Height1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)
Parents
RelativesChen He (cousin)
Musical career
OriginChina
Instrument(s)
  • Vocals
  • guitar
  • piano
Years active2010–present
Chinese name
Traditional Chinese陳飛宇
Simplified Chinese陈飞宇

Arthur Chen Feiyu (Chinese: 陈飞宇; born 9 April 2000), is a Chinese actor. He is known for his roles in Secret Fruit (2017), Ever Night (2018), and Lighter & Princess (2022).

Early life and education

Arthur Chen was born in the United States on 9 April 2000. In July 2021, Chen relinquished his United States citizenship and became a Chinese citizen.[1][2] He is the second son of director Chen Kaige and actress Chen Hong.[3][4]

He studied at Beijing Jingshan School and Tabor Academy, a private boarding school in Massachusetts.[5] In 2019, he was admitted into Beijing Film Academy.[6]

Career

2017–2018: Career beginnings

Chen first appeared in the 2010 film Sacrifice directed by Chen Kaige, portraying a young King.[7] In 2017, Chen made his official acting debut in the youth drama film Secret Fruit as the male lead.[8][9] He released his first single "The Secret Words" as the promotional song for the film.[10]

2018–present: Rising popularity

In 2018, Chen starred in the historical fantasy drama Ever Night.[11] The drama received positive reviews, and Chen was awarded the Super IP New Actor at the China Literature Award Ceremony[12] and the Best Actor in the historical drama category at the Huading Awards.[13]

In 2019, Chen starred in the youth campus romance film My Best Summer.[14][15] He won the Best Newcomer awards at the Tokyo International Film Festival and Macau International Film Festival for his performance.[16][17] In the same year, Forbes China listed Chen on their "Under 30 Asia 2019" list which consisted of 30 influential people under 30 years old who have had a substantial effect in their fields.[18]

In 2020, Chen is set to star in the film Flowers Bloom in the Ashes directed by Chen Kaige;[19] and fantasy wuxia drama Legend of Awakening.[20] The same year Chen was cast in the xianxia drama Immortality alongside Luo Yunxi, based on the novel The Husky and His White Cat Shizun.[21] He entered the Forbes China Celebrity 100 list for the first time, ranking 83rd.[22]

Filmography

Film

Year Title Role Notes Ref.
2010 Sacrifice Xin Jun Supporting role [7]
2017 Secret Fruit Duan Bowen Main role [8]
2019 My Best Summer Yu Huai [14]
Abominable Ah Jun Voice-dubbed [23]
My People, My Country Azhabu Main role [24]
2023 Yesterday Once More Gu Yuxuan [25]
Flowers from the Ashes Gu Xinwie [26]
The Volunteers: To the War Sun Xing [27]

Television series

Year Title Role Notes Ref.
2018 Ever Night Ning Que Main role [11]
2020 Legend of Awakening Lu Ping [20]
2022 Gold Panning Chen Baojin [28]
Lighter & Princess Li Xun [29]
TBA Immortality Mo Ran [21]

Discography

Original soundtrack

List of soundtrack albums, with selected details
Title Year Album
"The Secret Words"

(with Ouyang Nana)

 2017 Secret Fruit OST
"For My 17 Years Old Self"
(with Ouyang Nana, Ma Sichun, Oho Ou, Guan Xiaotong)
"At 17, I Have Something to Say"
(with Ouyang Nana, Zou Yuanqing, Zhang Chenghang)
"The Best of Us" 2019 My Best Summer OST
"My Motherland and I"
(with Zhou Dongyu, Liu Haoran, Oho Ou, Zhu Yilong		 My People, My Country OST
"Starry Sea" China Movie Channel Young Actors Project

Awards and nominations

Name of the award ceremony, year presented, category, nominee of the award, and the result of the nomination
Award ceremony Year Category Nominee / Work Result Ref.
China Literature Award Ceremony 2019 Super IP New Actor Ever Night Won [12]
Huading Awards Best Actor (Historical Drama) Won [13]
iQIYI All-Star Carnival Most Promising Silver Screen Artist Chen Feiyu Won [30]
Macau International Movie Festival Best Newcomer My Best Summer Won [17]
Sohu Fashion Awards Influential Male Star Chen Feiyu Won [31]
Tencent Video All Star Awards Leaping Film Actor My Best Summer Won [32]
The Actors of China Awards Best Actor in Web Series Ever Night Nominated [33]
Tokyo International Film Festival Gold Crane Awards Best Newcomer My Best Summer Won [16]
Most Popular Actor Won
Weibo Awards 2020 Rising Artist of the Year Chen Feiyu Won [34]

References

  1. ↑ Chinese celebrities who hold other nationalities, scmp.com. Accessed 24 August 2022.
  2. ↑ "陈飞宇加入中国国籍". weibo.com (in Chinese). 24 July 2021.
  3. ↑ "陈凯歌之子陈飞宇：这种与生俱来的光环 我改变不了". Eastday.com (in Chinese). 3 July 2017. Archived from the original on 15 April 2020. Retrieved 13 October 2018.
  4. ↑ "陈凯歌陈红和儿子陈飞宇" (in Chinese). Sina Corp. 19 July 2017.
  5. ↑ "陈飞宇：00后没套路". Marie Clarie (in Chinese). 28 April 2017.
  6. ↑ "北京电影学院2019年外籍本科生录取名单（中文授课项目）" (in Chinese). Beijing Film Academy. 15 April 2019. Archived from the original on 15 April 2020. Retrieved 15 July 2019.
  7. 1 2 "陈凯歌拍《赵氏孤儿》 点名10岁儿子演少年王". Netease (in Chinese). 11 April 2010.
  8. 1 2 "《秘果》定档7月7日 饶雪漫凭照片选中陈飞宇". Tencent (in Chinese). 17 March 2017.
  9. ↑ "陈凯歌儿子出道拍电影 《秘果》陈飞宇携手欧阳娜娜". People's Daily (in Chinese). 14 March 2017.
  10. ↑ "《秘果》发布推广曲MV 陈飞宇欧阳娜娜甜过初恋". Phoenix Media (in Chinese). 16 June 2017.
  11. 1 2 "陈飞宇主演《将夜》今日定档10月31日" (in Chinese). Xinhua News Agency. 24 October 2018. Archived from the original on 7 March 2019.
  12. 1 2 "阅文超级IP风云盛典星光熠熠 2018中国原创文学风云榜发布". China News (in Chinese). 14 January 2019.
  13. 1 2 "第26届华鼎奖奖项出炉 陈宝国惠英红获最佳男女主". Sina (in Chinese). 10 December 2019.
  14. 1 2 "《最好的我们》发陈凯歌之子陈飞宇海报". Mtime (in Chinese). 9 April 2019. Archived from the original on 15 April 2019. Retrieved 15 April 2019.
  15. ↑ "《最好的我们》曝"耿耿于怀"版预告 陈飞宇何蓝逗唤醒遗憾青春 6月6日内地上映". Mtime (in Chinese). 10 May 2019. Archived from the original on 23 July 2019. Retrieved 25 May 2019.
  16. 1 2 "《最好的我们》获东京电影节"金鹤奖"三项大奖". China News (in Chinese). 30 October 2019.
  17. 1 2 "第11届澳门国际电影节颁奖典礼隆重举行 来看获奖名单". The Cover (in Chinese). 22 December 2019.
  18. ↑ 福布斯30岁以下精英榜出炉 肖战王一博李现等上榜 (in Chinese). Sina Corp. 17 October 2019.
  19. ↑ "陈凯歌陈飞宇父子档电影《尘埃里开花》开机". Mtime (in Chinese). 3 July 2019. Archived from the original on 14 September 2019. Retrieved 3 August 2019.
  20. 1 2 "陈嘉上监制《天醒之路》 概念海报首发". People (in Chinese). 26 September 2018.
  21. 1 2 "《皓衣行》官宣双男主罗云熙陈飞宇 只问丹心不问值得". Netease (in Chinese). 21 January 2020.
  22. ↑ "福布斯中国发布2020名人榜，00后少年易烊千玺荣登榜首". Forbes China (in Chinese). 27 August 2020.
  23. ↑ "《雪人奇缘》再曝中文版男主配音 陈飞宇重磅加盟献声". ifeng (in Chinese). 28 June 2019.
  24. ↑ "《我和我的祖国》首曝预告". Xinhua News (in Chinese). 26 July 2019. Archived from the original on 30 July 2019.
  25. ↑ "电影《倒数说爱你》定档4月28日". Jiemian News (in Chinese). 3 March 2023.
  26. ↑ "陈凯歌执导，刘昊然、陈飞宇等主演《少年时代》定档" ["Boyhood" directed by Chen Kaige, starring Liu Haoran, Chen Feiyu and others]. Sohu (in Chinese). 11 June 2023. Retrieved 22 August 2023.
  27. ↑ Rong, Yu (19 April 2023). "陈凯歌新片《志愿军：雄兵出击》官宣，朱一龙、陈飞宇、张子枫主演" [Official announcement of Chen Kaige's new film "Volunteer Army: Heroes Attack", starring Zhu Yilong, Chen Feiyu and Zhang Zifeng]. iFeng (in Chinese). Retrieved 22 August 2023.
  28. ↑ Sun, Jiayin (27 January 2022). "廖凡+陈飞宇，迷雾剧场这次能"淘到金"吗？" (in Chinese). Xinmin Evening News.
  29. ↑ "陈飞宇、张婧仪《点燃我，温暖你》发布追剧日历，会员连看22集" (in Chinese). The Beijing News. 3 November 2022.
  30. ↑ "2020爱奇艺尖叫之夜获奖名单一览". Bendibao (in Chinese). 6 December 2019. Archived from the original on 6 December 2019. Retrieved 6 December 2019.
  31. ↑ "2019搜狐时尚盛典圆满落幕！范冰冰郑爽张若昀闪耀年度风尚". Sohu (in Chinese). 18 December 2019.
  32. ↑ "2019年度星光大赏". Tencent (in Chinese). 29 December 2019.
  33. ↑ ""好演员"候选名单：肖战李现赵丽颖杨紫等入围" (in Chinese). Sina Corp. 16 October 2019.
  34. ↑ "陈飞宇陈立农欧阳娜娜等获微博年度进取艺人荣誉". Sina (in Chinese). 11 January 2020.
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